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Article: Andre checks out with top police award.
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- Bury Free Press (Bury St. Edmunds, England)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2006
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He has gone from studying predators in the Kalahari desert to targeting criminals in the heartland of Bury St Edmunds, now Andre De Jongh has nabbed a top prize for his trophy cabinet.
The Bury St Edmunds-based police community support officer collected the Lindacre Award - the highest award that can be presented to Suffolk police staff - at an awards ceremony on Wednesday.
The 43-year-old said: "I'm very proud to get this. I wasn't quite sure whether I was really deserving of this, but I am chuffed to say the least."
Andre had been working as an ecologist in Botswana, researching predators in the Kalahari, when he met his English wife-to-be ...